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i came because of the martin luther king school. i live up the street from that school and was headed here for the press conference which happened to be on his birthday, actual birthday. passed by that school and heard on the loud speaker a female voice coming over the pa system telling the students "we're going to have a march to commemorate martin luther king a birthday. wear your white t shirts. that is going to signify peace and justice" and i thought, well, hey i'm going down to the board of education to a demonstration about tobias, this good worker who put his all into the students at the school and this principal that pit this child down. i couldn't wrap my mind around that. here she is on the loud speaker talking about peace and justice and wearing white t shirts but i'm taking my retirement time because i'm retired to head down to demonstrate against someone like that. it just didn't fit. now, i am wearing this t shirt "stop the killing. start the healing" , a campaign we had in the 80's. it started in the 80's with ben ve
i came because of the martin luther king school. i live up the street from that school and was headed here for the press conference which happened to be on his birthday, actual birthday. passed by that school and heard on the loud speaker a female voice coming over the pa system telling the students "we're going to have a march to commemorate martin luther king a birthday. wear your white t shirts. that is going to signify peace and justice" and i thought, well, hey i'm going down to...
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good points. >> rdillery. >> and martin luther king was -- >> germans had planes, too. >> stephanie: right. thank you. >> they didn't have planes in poland. >> stephanie: jill in ithaca? >> caller: good morning. >> stephanie: i thought you were on your way to a pollock joke. don't go there. i'm a -- >> i know you are. hello, jill. >> caller: i'm glad -- >> stephanie: jill hung up on herself. i don't know why she felt the need to do that. albert in miami. >> caller: oh, yes i got a little bit of confusion over there. how are you doing today? >> stephanie: good. go ahead. i'm -- >> caller: i'm happy to see you guys on current tv. >> stephanie: now you only have 20 seconds left. >> caller: maybe we could change it to the assault rifle debate because these assault rifles are not guns at all. these assault rifles are -- >> stephanie: military weapons. i'll finish it for you. 58 minutes after the hour. right back on "the stephanie miller show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: what? i'm here. >> really? >> stephanie: hour number three. >> barely. >> stephanie: hey, jacki schechner. >> darn
good points. >> rdillery. >> and martin luther king was -- >> germans had planes, too. >> stephanie: right. thank you. >> they didn't have planes in poland. >> stephanie: jill in ithaca? >> caller: good morning. >> stephanie: i thought you were on your way to a pollock joke. don't go there. i'm a -- >> i know you are. hello, jill. >> caller: i'm glad -- >> stephanie: jill hung up on herself. i don't know why she felt the need to...
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and there is a new civil rights battle in a town where martin luther king first marched almost 50 years ago. some workers at this nissan plant in canton, mississippi, they want to vote. they want to organize. now a coalition of activist workers, students, and clergy members have joined forces in the community to make sure that thousands of employees get a chance to be heard. now some of the workers say the supervisors hold anti-union meetings. the workers just want to hear from the pro union side so they can have a fair vote. that's all they want to do is vote. the naacp has been involved for months on this issue. 70% of the workers at the canton plant are african-american. representative bennie thompson addressed the issue back in june. >> in america, being able to decide whether or not you want representation is a fundamental a political principle of human rights, civil rights and democracy. >> this same week those same civil rights organizers held another news conference, of all places -- they're serious -- they went all the way to detroit, the detroit auto show. that's where they go
and there is a new civil rights battle in a town where martin luther king first marched almost 50 years ago. some workers at this nissan plant in canton, mississippi, they want to vote. they want to organize. now a coalition of activist workers, students, and clergy members have joined forces in the community to make sure that thousands of employees get a chance to be heard. now some of the workers say the supervisors hold anti-union meetings. the workers just want to hear from the pro union...
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specifically on january 15th, martin luther king jr.'s actual birthday, we september the letter from 47 top national faith leaders to president obama saying we need these gun prevention measures that work. now we're working on getting letters from the state level and making sure that members of congress know that the faith community want this to happen, demand that this happens because of three things we are going to succeed. number one the moral authority of the faith community. the same moral authority that helped convince congress to save from tobacco and save lives. second and then third mobilize the grassroots. >> jennifer: that's what i'm talking about. if you can get members of your parishes mosques synagogues, get them out and get them to write letters. that is the most powerful thing and i pray that you're successful. that's all i can say. thank you so much vincent dimarco from faiths united to prevent gun violence. in 46 days now 1356 americans have died as a result of gun violence. a rough estimate from slate magazine. sadly d
specifically on january 15th, martin luther king jr.'s actual birthday, we september the letter from 47 top national faith leaders to president obama saying we need these gun prevention measures that work. now we're working on getting letters from the state level and making sure that members of congress know that the faith community want this to happen, demand that this happens because of three things we are going to succeed. number one the moral authority of the faith community. the same moral...
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i have a lot of family there. >> i'm from virginia. >> you know it's not martin luther king. it is jackson -- they honor two confederate generals and this other fella. >> wow. cognitive dissidence. >> some republicans are backing away from it. >> and legislation hasn't passed on holidays before. there is no law saying you can't pass legislation on holidays. >> john: it is shady. to me, it seems like -- >> it is totally shady. >> john: but on a federal holiday they're able to do that? i'm slow on these things but it was really, really disgusting. i don't think it is going to hold up in court. this is the problem facing our republican friends. we had a republican on hold who i understand dropped. i'm sorry he did because i think the thing is they're not winning elections. when they're not winning elections, what are they going to do? they're either going to try to reach out to voters by having more progressive policies or they're going to try to cheat. it looks like they're going hard for the cheating. bobby jindal, of course, we'll be talking to rude pundit in a minute. he wen
i have a lot of family there. >> i'm from virginia. >> you know it's not martin luther king. it is jackson -- they honor two confederate generals and this other fella. >> wow. cognitive dissidence. >> some republicans are backing away from it. >> and legislation hasn't passed on holidays before. there is no law saying you can't pass legislation on holidays. >> john: it is shady. to me, it seems like -- >> it is totally shady. >> john: but on a...
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martin luther king. this happened on "saturday night live." apparently, he was dreaming of beyonce. >> the king, she was there to sing our national anthem. >> was she though? "access hollywood" would beg to differ. >> "access hollywood"? >> and they said she was lip syncing, and i was like and i care why? hash tag, jay-z is one lucky man. >> beyonce may be finally addressing the lip synching sandal on instagram. she posed with a sweatshirt that said, can i live? everyone is trying to interpret what she means. >> i'm glad this mystery is going to be solved, and we're going to get to the bottom of it. not. >> did you say the chris brown fight happened at tmz? hollywood scandal streamlining their efficiencies. >> the chris brown-frank ocean brawl. that's what you're asking for details on. oh, my goodness. >>> let's talk a little bit about "the walking dead." i guess it was 10 million people who watched the premiere of season 3, amc. and you have the second half of the premiere, you have two parts in the second week of february. it chronicles a wo
martin luther king. this happened on "saturday night live." apparently, he was dreaming of beyonce. >> the king, she was there to sing our national anthem. >> was she though? "access hollywood" would beg to differ. >> "access hollywood"? >> and they said she was lip syncing, and i was like and i care why? hash tag, jay-z is one lucky man. >> beyonce may be finally addressing the lip synching sandal on instagram. she posed with a...
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i end with a quote by martin luther king. our lives begin to end the day we remain silent on things that matter -- our future, our lives, our children matter." this letter is signed by families of seven of the people killed in aurora. this is a tough issue for all of us. there are constitutional implications for all of this. our responsibility as representatives and senate stores are to be advocates for the people we represent. we do not want to trample on second amendment rights. we believe that those rights exist to self-defense, hunting, sporting, but we have to do something about these mass killings. it is our responsibility. thank you for bringing it forward. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. i represented connecticut's fifth district. as a new member of congress who got started as a pta mom, a first grade room parent, this was an unbelievably difficult situation to walk into. i want to talk about the cost of inaction. rob is a volunteer firefighter. many generations in the small community of sandy hook. his wife, t
i end with a quote by martin luther king. our lives begin to end the day we remain silent on things that matter -- our future, our lives, our children matter." this letter is signed by families of seven of the people killed in aurora. this is a tough issue for all of us. there are constitutional implications for all of this. our responsibility as representatives and senate stores are to be advocates for the people we represent. we do not want to trample on second amendment rights. we...
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number four on the first five web stories, on last night's "snl" the ghost of martin luther king, jr. appeared in the white house to congratulation president obama on inauguration day. he begged him for his thoughts on politics but the only thing dr. king wanted to talk about was beyonce and the first lady. >> that girl beyonce, did you see her out there? because i was like what? >> dr. king, can we discuss more important issues? there are very real changes facing this nation. >> speaking of change, what's up with michelle's bangs? >> i'm sorry? >> her bangs! what is she, guest starring on a new girl? when she finally gets those bangs cut, she's going to be like i can see at last. thank god almighty, i can see at last. >> dr. king, dr. king. >> relax, i'm jokin' around. come on. ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. ...tax time can ofbe...well...taxing. so right now we'll give you... ...$10 off any turbo tax deluxe level software or higher! find thousands of big deals now... ...at officemax. [ breat
number four on the first five web stories, on last night's "snl" the ghost of martin luther king, jr. appeared in the white house to congratulation president obama on inauguration day. he begged him for his thoughts on politics but the only thing dr. king wanted to talk about was beyonce and the first lady. >> that girl beyonce, did you see her out there? because i was like what? >> dr. king, can we discuss more important issues? there are very real changes facing this...
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for most kids, schools talked about martin luther king last week. i hope they'll tell you about fred this week. now, this is fred. he also fought for civil rights in the wake of his world war ii internment and after 40 years, he won a landmark court case with the united states government. danny glover hosts a hero's celebration named for him in san francisco, where they'll honor 16 others who have also helped preserve our civil liberties. it's all for the kids this sunday. a filmfest for their imagination, a concert to free their souls and honoring those who fought to free their past, their future and their "today in the bay." >>> good sunday morning to you. a view from outside. we'll show you san francisco coming up in just a moment. as you can see, we've got temperatures around the bay area in the 30s and 40s. there you go, outside, you can see san francisco. the flag showing a little bit of a wind out of the north. that's our 49ers flag, one week away from the big super bowl. folks in the bay area enjoy the golden 49ers sunshine. for the afternoo
for most kids, schools talked about martin luther king last week. i hope they'll tell you about fred this week. now, this is fred. he also fought for civil rights in the wake of his world war ii internment and after 40 years, he won a landmark court case with the united states government. danny glover hosts a hero's celebration named for him in san francisco, where they'll honor 16 others who have also helped preserve our civil liberties. it's all for the kids this sunday. a filmfest for their...
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>>> this past monday, martin luther king day doubled as inauguration day. reportedly 1 million people formed a national crowd on the national mall. 55% of the crowd from 2009. still, the largest crowd ever for a second inaugural. at least one of the attendees was henry march. maybe there were others on hand, but this is a story about one henry marsh, a virginia state senator. one of 20 democrats in the virginia assembly. like wise, 20 republicans in the same body so, an even split until state senator marsh was absent on monday, attending the inauguration. thus, by a 20 to 19 vote, republicans passed a revised gerrymandered district map to go into effect on 2015, the year of the next state senate's election. they claim the map would create a majority black district. the 25th district, a democratic stronghold that includes my old backyard of charlottesville, virginia is one seat this plan could eliminate. given the republicans adjourned that session at 4:10 p.m. in memory of general stonewall jackson, i'm sure racial sensitivity wasn't high on the agenda. 3/5
>>> this past monday, martin luther king day doubled as inauguration day. reportedly 1 million people formed a national crowd on the national mall. 55% of the crowd from 2009. still, the largest crowd ever for a second inaugural. at least one of the attendees was henry march. maybe there were others on hand, but this is a story about one henry marsh, a virginia state senator. one of 20 democrats in the virginia assembly. like wise, 20 republicans in the same body so, an even split...
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he is going to the martin luther king parade and he is trying to convince them, but we are up on rick scott. we need to stop this bickering between republicans and democrats. it is like a whole different civil war all over again. we need to go ahead -- they need to realize -- a construction worker cannot keep lifting briggs, an iron worker cannot keep lifting hired when he is 65, 66, 68 years old. these are the people who build the structure of every build -- every building we have. we cannot keep lifting this heavy stuff. these lawmakers, they are the ones that have these degrees. how do you know anybody who is iron workers or construction workers who left blocks and do things like that -- how many of them are in office? not a one. we are not considered. they want us to keep working on the way until 70 years old. we cannot do it. they need to consider this. this is the only thing that keeps america going. it is the principle. the rich take care of the poor, and the poor take care of the rich. we take care of each other. the money keeps turning around. we have some selfish people in o
he is going to the martin luther king parade and he is trying to convince them, but we are up on rick scott. we need to stop this bickering between republicans and democrats. it is like a whole different civil war all over again. we need to go ahead -- they need to realize -- a construction worker cannot keep lifting briggs, an iron worker cannot keep lifting hired when he is 65, 66, 68 years old. these are the people who build the structure of every build -- every building we have. we cannot...
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martin luther king jr. said from this very pulpits in his very last sunday sermon, we must all learn to live together as brothers and sisters, or we will all perish together as fools. we confess this day that we are tired, in a single garment of destiny. caught up in an inescapable network of destiny. what affects one directly affects all indirectly. this day we recommit ourselves to building the beloved community. gracious god, bless our president, barack obama, our vice president, joseph biden, and their families with good health and every spiritual grace. bless our congress and our courts. bless these united states of america. transform the jangling discourse of our nation into a beautiful symphony of the human family. through us, made the earth and all the families of the earth be blessed. to the god who loves us into freedom and frees us into loving, we offer this prayer. amen. [applause]♪ ♪ ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by the national captionin
martin luther king jr. said from this very pulpits in his very last sunday sermon, we must all learn to live together as brothers and sisters, or we will all perish together as fools. we confess this day that we are tired, in a single garment of destiny. caught up in an inescapable network of destiny. what affects one directly affects all indirectly. this day we recommit ourselves to building the beloved community. gracious god, bless our president, barack obama, our vice president, joseph...
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if we waited until the late train friday night on martin luther king holiday weekend, we'd see a big crowd getting off is at this station. >> we had 28 reservations coming into the essex station tomorrow night. >> 28? >> correct. >> all those people could fit on one bus. right? >> it could. but that's not their choice. their choice is rail. >> reporter: guess what else is coming to vermont. even more money from u.s. taxpayers for high-speed rail. that in reality is making slow-speed rail just a little faster. >> it seems like a whole lot of money for very little improvement. what is the obama administration or transportation department have to say about this? >> well, you know, this was the first project under this high-speed rail initiative that was completed. and when it was completed, ray lahood, the transportation secretary, was out there just praising that, again, that it came in on budget, came in on time. he said it will move more goods more efficiently, create jobs for the economy up in vermont. and it did increase speeds just a little bit. but it did increase speeds. nothing
if we waited until the late train friday night on martin luther king holiday weekend, we'd see a big crowd getting off is at this station. >> we had 28 reservations coming into the essex station tomorrow night. >> 28? >> correct. >> all those people could fit on one bus. right? >> it could. but that's not their choice. their choice is rail. >> reporter: guess what else is coming to vermont. even more money from u.s. taxpayers for high-speed rail. that in...
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as martin luther king jr. once said, injustice anywhere is a threat to just us everywhere. -- justice everywhere. for decades, pro-abortion activists have perpetrated lies about abortion particularly to women. my number 1 -- we have been told that abortion is merely a means of female liberation justice and empowerment. hitting mothers against the unborn is not liberating. it is a horrible injustice that, in the last 40 years, has resulted in 55 -- 55 million aborted babies whose mothers have gone on to live with severe physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual scars. women who have had abortions are 30% more likely to face emotional and mental problems. they are 40% more likely to have a premature birth. and three times more likely to experience drug and alcohol problems during their lifetime. such lies cannot continue. my number two, we have been told that abortion is about choice. in reality, abortion is a false choice. abortion leads to death of a child. robbing society of its future mothers and fathers, n
as martin luther king jr. once said, injustice anywhere is a threat to just us everywhere. -- justice everywhere. for decades, pro-abortion activists have perpetrated lies about abortion particularly to women. my number 1 -- we have been told that abortion is merely a means of female liberation justice and empowerment. hitting mothers against the unborn is not liberating. it is a horrible injustice that, in the last 40 years, has resulted in 55 -- 55 million aborted babies whose mothers have...
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luther king, citizens of a polemic community, letting you in loving our as ourselves. we pray that you will bless us with your continued presence because without it had a hatred and arrogance will infect our heart. but we've hereby think we know that we can break down the walls that separate us. we pray for your posting today because without it, ms. truss, prejudice and rancor will rule our heart. or with the blessing of your presence, we know we can renew the ties of mutual regard, which can mess former civic life. we pray for your blessing because without it, suspicion, despair and fear of those different from us will be a rule of life. but with your blessing, we can see each other created in your image, a unit of god's grace unprecedented, a repeatable and irreplaceable. we pray for your blessing because without it, we will see only what the eye can see. but with the blessing -- your blessing we will see we are created in your image, whether brown, black or white, male or female, first-generation, immigrants, american our daughter of the revolution, gay or straight,
luther king, citizens of a polemic community, letting you in loving our as ourselves. we pray that you will bless us with your continued presence because without it had a hatred and arrogance will infect our heart. but we've hereby think we know that we can break down the walls that separate us. we pray for your posting today because without it, ms. truss, prejudice and rancor will rule our heart. or with the blessing of your presence, we know we can renew the ties of mutual regard, which can...
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this little moment between kennedy and martin luther king about the emancipation proclamation should be a wake-up call to remember that we do not remember things across racial lines and that we prove ourselves that race is profoundly uncomfortable for most of the dominant culture to the point that millions of white people voted for barack obama on their terms. one of their terms is that he does not talk about race. he has talked about race less than any president in the past 50 years. we're still limited and turning away from the upside of our own history. i'm hoping that this january, 1963, begin in march of anniversaries that goes forward from now. 1963 will be the 50th anniversary of the birmingham campaign, the death of medgar evers, the birmingham church bombing, the kennedy assassination, the 1964 civil rights act in selma, which opened up naturalized citizenship to the whole world. lyndon johnson said when he signed it under the statue of liberty, never again will the twin barriers shatter the key to freedom. it is going to be first, and for served. we have committees all over
this little moment between kennedy and martin luther king about the emancipation proclamation should be a wake-up call to remember that we do not remember things across racial lines and that we prove ourselves that race is profoundly uncomfortable for most of the dominant culture to the point that millions of white people voted for barack obama on their terms. one of their terms is that he does not talk about race. he has talked about race less than any president in the past 50 years. we're...
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luther king day, a kid from queen queens. >> yes! f [ female announcer ] this test paper behaves like the surface of your skin. now watch what soap does to it. ♪ soap strips your skin. dove is different. with 1/4 moisturizing cream, dove doesn't strip your skin like soap. with 1/4 moisturizing cream, new honey bunches of oats greek yohere we go.ole grain. honey cornflakes and chunks of greek yogurt. i'm tasting both the yogurt and the honey at the same time. i'm like digging this yogurt thing. i feel healthy. new honey bunches of oats greek. ♪ ♪ ♪ grown in america. picked and packed at the peak of ripeness. the same essential nutrients as fresh. del monte. bursting with life. th♪ a flavor paradisensients aof delicious fishes ♪♪ ♪ friskies seafood sensations. ♪ feed the senses. very interesting. cool. i like "success." joy. i got cracker chips. [ laughing ] chocolatey pretzel. mmmm.... special k! [ female announcer ] snack and stay on track with special k. i like "confidence." i am a confident lady. [ laughter ] i ho
luther king day, a kid from queen queens. >> yes! f [ female announcer ] this test paper behaves like the surface of your skin. now watch what soap does to it. ♪ soap strips your skin. dove is different. with 1/4 moisturizing cream, dove doesn't strip your skin like soap. with 1/4 moisturizing cream, new honey bunches of oats greek yohere we go.ole grain. honey cornflakes and chunks of greek yogurt. i'm tasting both the yogurt and the honey at the same time. i'm like digging this yogurt...
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martin luther king jr. would have been proud that we used his birthday weekend not just to party and celebrate, but to remember what he called us often to do and that, ladies and gentlemen s to serve. and to answer the call. and, yes, i want to thank the dnc staff and others who worked throughout the christmas and throughout the holidays to insure that we also had a good time as well. [applause] and so my, my only thing, i was working yesterday. you want me to shut up, debbie? was, you know, i -- because, you know, i can talk all day because i'm baptist every day but catholic on sunday. the most remarkable thing about the president's speech was how inclusive it was, the fact that the president of the united states of america talked about us, the people of america. and he affirmed yesterday what our framers have placed in the constitution, that we are equal in the eyes of god. and yet some of my fellow pundits add some problems when he mentioned seneca and selma and, of course, they had some issues. i wanted
martin luther king jr. would have been proud that we used his birthday weekend not just to party and celebrate, but to remember what he called us often to do and that, ladies and gentlemen s to serve. and to answer the call. and, yes, i want to thank the dnc staff and others who worked throughout the christmas and throughout the holidays to insure that we also had a good time as well. [applause] and so my, my only thing, i was working yesterday. you want me to shut up, debbie? was, you know, i...
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martin luther king jr., thank you for telling us that story. you get tonight's last word. thank you, george. >>> hillary kicks butt. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. secretary of state hillary clinton was at her best today appearing between both senate and house committees on foreign affairs. she showed acuity, humility, and charm. she showed candor and humility in place of the state department handling of the horror. she admitted to -- in response to hostile questions she came back with strength and a challenge of her own. hillary, hillary, hillary. she never looked better. venturing forth in unprotected waters today she showed how not to sweat. also how to exhibit humanity and compassion. even when the witnesses are looking desperately to target her weaknesses. again, it was a magnificent display of smarts, i think. guts definitely and caring. she looked ever bit like a person who could run for president, run well, win big, and serve confidently. what a day it's been for the progressive side of
martin luther king jr., thank you for telling us that story. you get tonight's last word. thank you, george. >>> hillary kicks butt. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. secretary of state hillary clinton was at her best today appearing between both senate and house committees on foreign affairs. she showed acuity, humility, and charm. she showed candor and humility in place of the state...
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martin luther king jr. i was doing a play called fly black bird about the civil rights movement. i was a young student activist in that musical. and we sang at a civil rights rally where dr. king spoke. and after that -- rally we had a private meeting with dr. king, and i'll never forget that moment when i shook his hand. we are working on this altogether, whether it is civil rights for african-americans, or equality for women or equality for the lgbt community. >> we're out of time, i learn something amazing about george takei, he met drmartin luther
martin luther king jr. i was doing a play called fly black bird about the civil rights movement. i was a young student activist in that musical. and we sang at a civil rights rally where dr. king spoke. and after that -- rally we had a private meeting with dr. king, and i'll never forget that moment when i shook his hand. we are working on this altogether, whether it is civil rights for african-americans, or equality for women or equality for the lgbt community. >> we're out of time, i...
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we opened on martin luther king jr. day monday, the ceremonial ribbon cutting, open to the public. but this is the first big concert with a cavalcade of stars. >> hot ticket? >> sold out for several months now. >> reporter: musicians who cross over genres, like the police drummer, stewart copeland who has gone on to create tv soundtracks. >> you get to be a rule breaker. >> absolutely. and people pay good money for you to play. >> reporter: bill cosby emceed tonight's concert. the people listening heard the work of a man they didn't see. sam birko designed the acoustics. >> jazz ensembles are much smaller, so we do more defusing of sounds, scattering. >> reporter: if you're not a fan of jazz, the former owner of the keystone jazz club says from swing to blues, there's something for everyone. >> everyone loves jazz, they just don't know it yet. >> reporter: she's a grammy award winning prosecutor a couple of years -- grammy award winner from a couple of years ago for best new artist. >>> san francisco police released new video tonight from a pair of robbery pharmacies. you can see t
we opened on martin luther king jr. day monday, the ceremonial ribbon cutting, open to the public. but this is the first big concert with a cavalcade of stars. >> hot ticket? >> sold out for several months now. >> reporter: musicians who cross over genres, like the police drummer, stewart copeland who has gone on to create tv soundtracks. >> you get to be a rule breaker. >> absolutely. and people pay good money for you to play. >> reporter: bill cosby emceed...
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martin luther king jr. i was doing a play called fly black bird about the civil rights movement. i was a young student activist in that musical. and we sang at a civil rights rally where dr. king ske.
martin luther king jr. i was doing a play called fly black bird about the civil rights movement. i was a young student activist in that musical. and we sang at a civil rights rally where dr. king ske.
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especially today, on martin luther king day. >> i think martin luther king would agree with me if he were alive today that if african americans had been given the right to keep and bear arms from day one of the country's founding, perhaps slavery might not have been a chapter in our history. >> two misquote leaders and figures that fought for freedom and inequality is dishonest. to misuse them is disgraceful. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> hillary kicks butt. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. secretary of state hillary clinton was at her best today appearing between both senate and house committees on foreign affairs. she showed acuity, humility, and charm. she showed candor and humility in place of the state department handling of the horror. she admitted to -- in response to hostile questions she came back with strength and a challenge of her own. hillary, hillary, hillary. she never looked better. venturing forth in unprotected waters today she showed how not to swe
especially today, on martin luther king day. >> i think martin luther king would agree with me if he were alive today that if african americans had been given the right to keep and bear arms from day one of the country's founding, perhaps slavery might not have been a chapter in our history. >> two misquote leaders and figures that fought for freedom and inequality is dishonest. to misuse them is disgraceful. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right...
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it was martin luther king day. he focused on social justice. seneca falls isn't left wing or radical. it's the women's right to vote. that's the majority of americans. it's a way to pay homage. and so i thought it was just an empowering speech and a very inclusive. >> and, as i sat there, doug, listening to him, and then i heard some of the analysis later -- maybe i'm wrong, but i wanted your opinion as a historian before i go to jonathan. i thought he was talking more about a vision for the country going forward this century about where he sought the times, where the country needs to go in terms of the times we live, more than he was even given an agenda from his second administration. i think he was dealing more from a transformational presidency than he was saying here's a list of what i want to do in the next four years. was i over-playing the president's words? >> well, not at all. i mean, we anticipate -- he had almost a paragraph about climate change. nobody knows exactly what to do about it. but he wanted to address that problem. and ab
it was martin luther king day. he focused on social justice. seneca falls isn't left wing or radical. it's the women's right to vote. that's the majority of americans. it's a way to pay homage. and so i thought it was just an empowering speech and a very inclusive. >> and, as i sat there, doug, listening to him, and then i heard some of the analysis later -- maybe i'm wrong, but i wanted your opinion as a historian before i go to jonathan. i thought he was talking more about a vision for...
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luther king's march on washington where he gave his famous i have a dream speech and it's one hundred fiftieth anniversary of a mancipation proclamation the election of an african-american president signaled a massive shift in this nation's social consciousness for president obama's election victory was far from the culmination of dr king's dream so to talk about all that and more our very own men will rob will of breaking the set caught up with reverend jesse jackson human rights activist and a personal friend of dr king earlier today take a look. it was a huge historical bit in american history with two verse and different forces. one that was thought the king's the fourth birthday and the celebration of it as a national holiday. because the rich he did the work he led in effect he was blooded up he was hated he was. fired he was stabbed and wounded he was shot and killed and they started nine but he tore down the walls and the bricks from those walls laid the groundwork for the bridges of president barack obama ran across to become the president. that was not come down because one
luther king's march on washington where he gave his famous i have a dream speech and it's one hundred fiftieth anniversary of a mancipation proclamation the election of an african-american president signaled a massive shift in this nation's social consciousness for president obama's election victory was far from the culmination of dr king's dream so to talk about all that and more our very own men will rob will of breaking the set caught up with reverend jesse jackson human rights activist and...
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in his "i have a dream" speech, the reverend martin luther king jr. said many of our white brothers as evidenced by their presence here today have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny, that their freedom is bound to our freedom. we can't walk alone. of course, conservatives never much liked dr. king. but conservatives claim an enduring devotion to our founding documents, the declaration of independence, the constitution, even though they have always had trouble believing those founding documents really apply to everyone. so of course, conservatives just hated this. >> we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal. is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our forebears through seneca falls and stonewall, just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great mall, to hear a preacher say we can't walk alone. to hear a king proclaim that our individual freedom is bound to the freedom of every soul on earth. >>t heoc that bill o
in his "i have a dream" speech, the reverend martin luther king jr. said many of our white brothers as evidenced by their presence here today have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny, that their freedom is bound to our freedom. we can't walk alone. of course, conservatives never much liked dr. king. but conservatives claim an enduring devotion to our founding documents, the declaration of independence, the constitution, even though they have always had...
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we honor prosecutor -- martin luther king. are you surprised by the crassness of virginia republicans that they would use dr. king's day a national holiday as an excuse to make it harder for people to vote? >> you know, it's hard to -- virginia has really set a rather high bar to be sort of shocked by their crassness. this is the -- this is the legislature that voted for the transvaginal probe. so i mean, look, this has been the game plan of the republicans since 2010. they've done it on a state by state basis where they are redistricted their districts in a soft unprecedented partisan way. where they're going to make smaller or i should say more concentrated big democratic districts and then basically make it so that they have more districts that are sort of a plus republican on the partisan index. now they're taking it to the next level of they're going to use this in their plans to swing the electoral votes as well. so i'm not terribly surprised they would do this hook or crook. we saw what happened in wisconsin. this is th
we honor prosecutor -- martin luther king. are you surprised by the crassness of virginia republicans that they would use dr. king's day a national holiday as an excuse to make it harder for people to vote? >> you know, it's hard to -- virginia has really set a rather high bar to be sort of shocked by their crassness. this is the -- this is the legislature that voted for the transvaginal probe. so i mean, look, this has been the game plan of the republicans since 2010. they've done it on...